Top nickel ore producer Indonesia revoked permits for four mining firms in Raja Ampat in its easternmost region of Papua, the country's energy minister said on Tuesday, after concerns about their ...

Pope Francis has cleared the way for Papua New Guinea to get its first saint after approving decrees related to the canonisation of the late Peter To Rot from East New Britain.

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A recent military escalation in West Papua is the latest episode in a long history of repression and dispossession since the island came under Indonesian control. But the authorities in Jakarta still ...

Narendra Modi is in Papua New Guinea where he’s hosting the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation meet. The island country’s Prime Minister James Marape touched Modi’s feet as he greeted him at ...

Lieutenant-Colonel Nancy Wii broke all barriers in Papua New Guinea when she got promoted to commanding officer of the Air Transport Wing. Now she is getting PNG's military back in the skies as ...

Papua is known as an island that has a paradise on earth and rich natural resources. Here are 7 facts about Papua that you need to know.

In the lead-up to independence in Papua New Guinea in 1975, a lively debate took place over what should be the appropriate strategy for the country’s economic development. On the one hand, the ...

Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans have been taking place in Indonesia, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, citing child killings, disappearances, torture and enforced mass ...

Papua New Guinea’s marine environment is vast and diverse, covering approximately 1.6 million square kilometres. It lies at the heart of the Coral Triangle, with the highest coral diversity in the ...